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aurochs
n.
large European wild ox, bison
Aurochs
The
aurochs ( or ; pl.
aurochs, or rarely
aurochsen,
aurochses), also
urus,
ure (
Bos primigenius), is an
extinct type of large wild
cattle that inhabited
Europe,
Asia and
North Africa. It is the ancestor of domestic cattle. The species survived in Europe until the last recorded aurochs died in the
Jaktorów Forest,
Poland in 1627.
aurochs
Noun
1. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
(synonym) wisent, Bison bonasus
(hypernym) bison
(member-holonym) genus Bison
2. large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
(synonym) urus, Bos primigenius
(hypernym) ox, wild ox
(member-holonym) Bos, genus Bos
aurochs
nm.
aurochs
Aurochs
(n.)
The European bison (Bison bonasus, ~ Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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